BALTIMORE — A federal immigration agent was treated and released from a hospital Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run case, Wicomico County officials say.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were conducting an operation in the area, with one person ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A billionaire Republican megadonor is behind a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that the state’s insurance commissioner warned could force cash-strapped condo owners into riskier and more expensive policies.

SB 1028 would require Citizens Property Insurance to create a new platform to allow a largely ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Following pressure from advocates and residents over concerns that the Bay Area would be targeted for immigration raids during Super Bowl week, Santa Clara has enacted a last-minute policy ahead of the game to prevent federal agents from using city-owned property for immigration enforcement activities.

The influx of law ...Read more

DETROIT — The attorney for the family of a 19-year-old University of Michigan student who was found dead after being reported missing is requesting that the university and a campus fraternity preserve all evidence related to the student's death.

Attorney Bobby Raitt of Ann Arbor-based Raitt Law said his office has opened an investigation into...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami inmate who made national headlines when she became pregnant while behind bars — and was found guilty of killing her husband — will get a new trial, a judge ruled Thursday.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lody Jean granted Daisy Link, 30, a new trial, according to an order filed in court Thursday afternoon. Link, the judge...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and several others injured when a car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Fire Department was on the scene of the crash, which occurred at Westwood Boulevard and Rochester Avenue at 12:11 p.m. Fire officials were tending to the injured.

Two people were seriously ...Read more

DETROIT — A Minneapolis antifa member has been charged after allegedly calling for the murder and assault of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, according to federal prosecutors.

Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis was arrested Thursday on federal threat and cyberstalking charges.

Federal prosecutors charged the case in the Eastern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Hawthorne man faces federal charges for allegedly sending an “impostor ransom demand” through text messages to relatives of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing on Jan. 31, court documents show.

Authorities accuse Derrick Callella, 42, of using a “voice ...Read more

Five days into the suspected abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother from her Tucson-area home, the urgency to find her has only increased as missed medication and ransom letters loom over the case.

At a press conference Thursday morning, law enforcement officials appeared to give legitimacy to reports there was a ransom note for the “Today�...Read more

The death toll from prolonged winter weather in Kentucky has increased to 22, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

The new deaths were reported in Floyd, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Leslie and Madison counties. The ages of the new deaths ranged from 59 to 92 and included four men and two women, Beshear said.

Other deaths have occurred in Adair, Ballard...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An ice sculpture made out of frozen letters spelling “Prosecute ICE” in front of the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul was vandalized shortly after its unveiling Thursday.

Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 rioter who served four years in prison before being pardoned by President Donald Trump, claimed responsibility for the sculpture’s ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said he will refuse to mark his attendance on the Senate floor until the chamber hears a proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps — a protest intended to pressure staunch opponent, Senate President Bill Ferguson, to change course.

The escalation comes just days ...Read more

In late 2010, Jeffrey Epstein had finished serving a 13-month sentence and one year of house arrest in connection with sexually abusing a minor at his mansion in Palm Beach. As part of a sweetheart deal his lawyers negotiated with federal prosecutors in South Florida, Epstein was able to walk free despite the fact that he was accused of raping ...Read more

It started out as a routine night for Nancy Guthrie.

At around 5:32 p.m. Saturday she left her home in the hills north of Tuscon to have dinner at the home of a family member. She took an Uber to the dinner but was driven home by family, officials said.

The 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie arrived back home at 9:48...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday mocked House Republicans who he said routinely need presidential attention before they can support GOP bills and roasted congressional Democrats amid ongoing talks about possible immigration enforcement restrictions.

The president struck a noticeably partisan tone in his annual remarks at the National ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Despite two court orders to return Emilio Pena Jimenez to Minnesota from a detention center in Texas, the government sent the undocumented immigrant to Juárez, Mexico.

Now, Pena Jimenez’s attorney is asking a federal judge in Minnesota to hold the government in contempt of court for failing to comply with the orders.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed a new executive order directing various state agencies to “take unified action” to strengthen the state’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems.

“Recently, there have been several tragic instances in North Carolina where people experiencing serious mental health crisis...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leadership blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday that would direct the chamber to take legal action over the Justice Department’s much-criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, on the floor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the law ...Read more

BOSTON — Citing “chaos” on the streets of cities like Minneapolis and Lewiston, Maine, and referencing the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of executive actions designed to hold federal officials accountable in Boston.

Wu said in an executive order Thursday that city departments shall “...Read more